PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - D R Baldwin AU - J M Andrews AU - J P Ashby AU - R Wise AU - D Honeybourne TI - Concentrations of cefixime in bronchial mucosa and sputum after three oral multiple dose regimens. AID - 10.1136/thx.45.5.401 DP - 1990 May 01 TA - Thorax PG - 401--402 VI - 45 IP - 5 4099 - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/45/5/401.short 4100 - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/45/5/401.full SO - Thorax1990 May 01; 45 AB - In a study of 58 patients the concentrations of cefixime, a new oral cephem antibiotic, in bronchial mucosa were 35-40% of the concentrations found in simultaneously collected serum samples. The antibiotic was often undetectable in sputum despite a highly sensitive assay.